Spring seldom arrives on time in New Brunswick and this year is no exception even though April was actually warmer than normal in Greater Moncton. The month can be broken into four segments – cold in the beginning, then warm,… Read More ›
Month: April 2017
Winter returns to the U.K.
Arctic air has enveloped the United Kingdom with heavy snow in Scotland and northern England and near freezing temperatures as far south as London. Forecasters say snow in late April is not uncommon and actually fell over parts of the… Read More ›
Record lows in Atlantic Canada
A cold air mass continues to linger over the Atlantic Provinces and numerous record lows were broken yesterday. In Greater Moncton, the temperature fell to a new record low of -7.7 C which beat the old minimum of -7.2 C… Read More ›
Cherry blossoms brighten B.C. coast
Canada’s so-called Left Coast may have the mildest winters in the country but along with that comes a lot of cloudy skies and precipitation mostly falling as rain. After a colder and snowier than usual winter, Vancouver experienced a gloomy… Read More ›
Keeping an eye on N.B. rivers
Emergency measures officials with River Watch in New Brunswick are closely monitoring the St. John River and say the only area currently above flood stage is near Jemseg. Even with rain being forecasted by Environment Canada, water levels are expected… Read More ›
Temperatures surpass 20 C in the Maritimes
For the first time this spring, temperatures in the Maritime Provinces climbed to 20 C and higher yesterday. In Greater Moncton, the thermometer hit 20.6 C but wasn’t quite as warm as the record of 26.7 C from 1945. Grand… Read More ›
Record highs in the Maritimes
Astronomical spring officially arrived almost three weeks ago but it finally arrived in the Maritimes today with record highs throughout the region. In Greater Moncton, the temperature climbed to 17.3 C – the warmest high of 2017 – which surpassed… Read More ›
Spring may finally arrive in N.B.
Good news… spring may finally be arriving! Environment Canada says the recent winter-like grip over Southeast New Brunswick will finally give way to milder temperatures and rain beginning later this week. Temperatures will finally climb into the double digits Celsius… Read More ›
Snow buries central Newfoundland
Residents of Gander might be asking, what have we done to deserve this Mother Nature? Snow has finally stopped falling central Newfoundland after an exceptional stretch of blizzards which have brought a record 135 cm in just six days. Drivers… Read More ›
